Toy device



reb lv; 1925'.

D. CAVICCHIOLI TOY DEVICE Filed Feb. 7, 1923 awvewtoz DanieCal/zcckzolz, hi5 Guam Lego (9 W Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

DANTE CAVICCHIOLI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Tor nnvrcn.

Application filed February 7, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANTE Cnviocnionr, a citizen of the United States,and residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'loy IDevices, of which the following is a specificaved structure providedwith means forcontrolling the entrance to the cave whereby the strikingof said closure means will release a figured body to permit of itsprojection at the top of the toy; a further object being to providemeans for supporting the toy device on a floor or other surface; afurther object being to provide a toy device of this class which may becompactly folded together; and with these and other objects in view theinvention consists in a device of the class and for the purposespecified which is simple in construction and operation, and which isconstructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a front view of my improvedtoy illustrating the method of its operation;

Fig. 2 aback view of the toy shown in Fig. 1 with parts in a differentposition; and,

Fig. 3 a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In practice, I provide a front board or plate member 5 which is suitablypictured to represent a cave structure provided with an aperture 6representing the opening or admission to the cave and pivotally mountedin cars 7 at the back of the plate member 5 is a U-shaped member 8forming an easel or support for the toy device, one end portion of theU-shaped member being eXtended as shown at 9 to engage a clip 10 whichoperates to lock the member 8 in an extended position, and another clip11 is employed for holding the member 8 in a folded position against theback of the plate member 5.

Serial No. 617,453.

A door 12 is pivotally mounted in ears 13 at the back of the board orplate member 5 and controls and closes the cave opening 6 at the bottomof said plate member. The upper end of said door is provided with anextension having an outwardly turned lip 14: and a suit-able spring 15cooperates with the extended end of the door 12 to normally hold saiddoor in an operative position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing.

The slide 16 is mounted in a suitable keeper 17 at the back of the platen'lember 5 and at the upper end of said slide is the representation of asuitable animal, being or object 18, the lower end of the slide isprovided with an inwardly turned lip 19 which cooperates with the lip 14of the door 12, and a spring member 20 serves to hold the slide 16 inengagement with the lip let of the door 12. A spring 21 is secured tothe keeper 17 and the free end of which is passed through a keeper 22 onthe slide 16.

I11 the use of my improved toy the device is set upon a floor, table orother surface at a predetermined distance from the party playing withthe toy, and a ball, ring or other object is advanced toward the toy, orthe plate member 5 thereof, endeavoring to enter the cave opening 6, andif the ball or other object successfully passes into the opening 6 thedoor 12 is moved backwardly or inwardly, which operation releases theslide 16 and the representation of an animal, being or object at the topof the slide is projected above the top of the board or plate member 5as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

It will be understood that the balls, rings or other devices referred tomay be ad vanced by hand or by the use of suitable tools, such as guns,pistols or the like, and a toy device of this class will amuse bothyoung and old, and while I have shown certa-in details of constructionfor carrying my invention into effect, it will be apparent that I am notnecessarily limited to these details, and various changes therein andmodifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy device of the class described comprising a body fashioned torepresent a cave structure, said body having a cave opening,

com risinga' body' -fa'sh-ioned to represent cave: opening, acharacterized element m'ovcooperating; means? thereon andon's'aid door adoor members pivoted to the" inner face of said body,- mean's' fornormally holdiiig said comprising a body fashione'd to rep-resent a doorin position to close saidcaveopening, a characterized element movably.mounted 1n: connectlon With said body, and cooperating means thereon andon said door for normally retaining sald element in predeterminedposition whereby the'operaition thereof is controlled by said doormember. 2A toy device of the class' -described a cave structure,saidbody h ope ings doormembe'r pivot-ecner -faceoi'sa idbody,--means-for- 1101 holding said door in -positio'n -to close saidcave structure} said body having" a cave opening, a door member pivotedto the invner faceof said body and adapted to norf a'cterized' element,meanswhereby the 1 movement 012? I said. door member Wilt {relea -saidcharacterized element to permit of its} morespring,a-a .means forholding" ablym'ount'ed in -'conneetio'nwith said body,

for normally retaining said element pie "Cl etelnlil'l'ed positionwhereby the operation 7 thereof iscontrol ld b'y' sa-id door member,

and-a spring tor acmati-ngsaid characteriz'edjeleme'nt whenreleasedby=said door prising a body fashionedto" represent a cavesmemre, said body having a' ca ve opening,

3. A-toy device oi 'the class described coma 1 door -Inem'be rpivotedtol the l inner face of said bo'dy adapted to no1-m11ye1osehe caveopening, 7 a characterized element movably' moui'ited in connection withsaid body,

ment into predetermined pos 1on by said doermeniber normally inHHroperative position, and said body being provided with a pivotedsupporting member.

6. A toy device of the class described comprising a: body fashioned torepresent a cave structi'ire ,isaid body having a cave openin a doormember pivotedto the inner face of said: body and adapted tonormallyclose the cave. opening, a characterizedelement 1"n" v-- ably:mounted in c'oni'i'ectioii with said body,

means for coupling said e'li-nent- Withsaid d'oor member Whereby=theoperation-thereof 1s controlled by said door member,- a spring for.actuating said ciarac-terized" eleirient; means whereby the movementofg-sa'id door means for, coupling saidelement with said doorme-mberwhereby the operation thereofisc'ontrolled by =said'doo1 member, a

spi' i ng' for actuating said chai-"acter-ized element, and :rnea'nswhereby the nwvemenflof 'terized'; element to permit of its movementinto predeterminedposition 1 by said spring.

' said- -do'or member Will ireleases'aid c'harae- 4. A toydeviceor the:class described comprising a 'bo'dya fashionedto represent a cavestructure,- saidbody-twingecave opening; a door member pivoted te msinner face of, said 5 body and adapted to normally; closethe caveopeningya character-- ized element movably mountedconnection-With saidbody, means for coupling said element with said door member whereby theoperation; thereof is controlled by sa-id doorm'ember; a spring foractuating -said characterized; element, means whereby the movement ofsaid door member will release said characterized element" to permit of"its moyement into jaredetermined position by I n'i'veiitioirl havesignedmy name this 5 A toy device ofthe class described member will releasesaid characterized ele- "mentito': permit of its movementinto-predetermined P'OSltIOfi'bY- said spring ans i forvho'ldmgsaid doormember normal-1y in:

an operative position, said body being provided :WltlT a pivoted suortingmember, and means for hold ng! said supporting -member-in anoperative and inoperativepo sition. h

7 i -A toy deiiice of the class described comprisii'ig a suitablyfashioned body provided at its lower end with an aperture, a door permitof its roject-ion above Sit-it body;

member pivoted to the inner face ofi said body 'and adazpte'd tonormally close said '1 aperture, 'a tensionallyactuated characterizedelement m'ovably'mounted in connection with'th'e inner face of saidbody, means on said element and door member for coupling the'sametogether and for retaining saicl' ele i ment in predetermined position ud -rem s1o'n' whereby the' inward movement of said door member-1 W111release said element to In testimony'tha t I- claini the foreg ngas 5th"'day of Feb;, 192a:

DANTE oAvioon-iom.

